Solstice Backup 5.1 Administration Guide

How to Configure a Silo

Use the jb_config program to configure the silo. The program prompts you to enter the following information:

Type of silo

Name of the silo (any alphanumeric string)

Hostname of silo server (StorageTek and EMASS/Grau)

Symbolic name of the silo, as defined in the /etc/ibmatl.conf file (IBM)

Whether to enable automatic device cleaning (enter no. The silo management software controls device cleaning in silos)

Pathname of the STLI library software (the full path on the Backup server or storage node where the silo interface library software resides)

Number of devices to configure

For each device you configure, the program prompts you for the following information:

Pathname of the device

Media type of the device (if the device is not already configured)

Silo name of the device (see "Silo Device-Naming Conventions " for information about the silo name to enter for each device)

Example: Configuring a Silo

The following example was created on a Backup server for Solaris. The output of the jb_config program varies slightly, depending on the operating system and the type of silo.

# jb_config
         1) Install an Autodetected SCSI Jukebox.
         2) Install a Serial Jukebox.
         3) Install an SJI Jukebox.
         4) Install an RLM Jukebox
         5) Install an STL Silo.

What kind of Jukebox are you installing? [1] 5
Supported Silo types for this system are:

        1) ACSLS Silo							(StorageTek)
        2) DAS Silo							(Emass/Grau)
        3) 3494 Silo							(IBM)

Enter the number corresponding to the type of silo you are
installing:
Choice? 1
Installing a StorageTek Silo.
Name you would like to assign to the Silo device? stk_silo
Name of the host running the ACSLS software? [] expo1
Pathname of the STL library for the ACSLS silo?
[/usr/lib/nsr/libstlstk.so] [Return]
Do you want automated device cleaning support enabled? (yes/no) n

How many devices are to be configured for this silo (1 to 64)? [4] 1
Enter pathname of media drive 1: ? /dev/rmt/0mbn
This media device has not been configured yet. Please select a
media device type for /dev/rmt/0mbn.
                a) himt
                b) qic
                c) 4mm
                d) 8mm
                e) 8mm 5GB
                f) 3480
                g) dlt
                h) optical
Choice? h
Enter corresponding silo name of media drive 1: ? 0,0,2,0
Since this is a silo, the barcode reader is enabled, and volume
labels are set to match barcode labels
Jukebox has been added successfully

You can view the results of your silo configuration in the Jukeboxes resource in the Backup administration program (nwadmin) or in the nsradmin program. Refer to the online help or the nsr_jukebox man page for details on the attributes in the Jukeboxes resource.